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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Phone a friend! Everyone’s favourite talk show host Regis Philbin is back in prime time to host the two-week long Who Wants to Be a Millionaire special event honouring the 10th anniversary of the exciting game show series. Watch as Regis puts a new crop of contestants in the hot seat to navigate a series of skill testing questions with only three life lines for their chance at becoming millionaires. Play along on Citytv!

Phone a friend! Everyone’s favourite host Regis Philbin is back in primetime to host the two-week long Who Wants To Be A Millionaire special event honouring the

10th anniversary of the exciting game show series. Watch as Regis puts a new crop of contestants in the hot seat to navigate a series of skill testing questions for their chance at

becoming millionaires. Plus, root for your favourite celebs from the world of sports, music and television as they put their skills on the line to win money for their favourite charities. Play along with Citytv for two weeks starting Sunday, August 9 at 8pm ET/PT (7pm CT, 9pm MT). Who Wants To Be A Millionaire will air for 11 nights, Sunday through Thursday at 8pm ET/PT (7pm CT, 9pm MT) with the finale on Sunday, August 23 at 8pm ET/PT (7pm CT, 9pm MT).

“Citytv is pleased to bring viewers the television event of the summer, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,” commented Malcolm Dunlop, Executive Vice

President Programming, Rogers Media Television. “With the return of Regis, the addition of celebrity players and faster game play than ever before, we are sure that this will create

excitement among viewers as they play along at home.”

This time around ‘Millionaire’ turns up the excitement with a few changes while keeping all the strongest elements from the original show. In this special edition fans will not only be able to play along with the regular contestants, but they will get the chance to play along with some of their favourite stars! At the end of each episode guest celebrities including: Katy Perry (Pop Star), Lauren Conrad (The Hills) Snoop Dog (Rapper), Steve Nash (NBA player), Rachael Ray (The Rachael Ray Show), Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty) and others, will be asked a single question in order to win $50,000 for their favourite charity. See who wins it big, and who should have used a life line. The 10th anniversary edition will also feature faster game play – with time limits on every question, contestants will have to go with their instinct in order to beat the clock.

Plus, watch for the return of the ‘Fastest Finger’ and other lifelines including perennial favourites ‘Ask the Audience’, ‘Phone a Friend’, and ‘Double Dip’. Contestants will also have the option to ‘Ask an Expert’ and choose from a list of names including political correspondent Candy Crowley, Wolf Blitzer, Connie Chung, Sam Donaldson, Gwen Ifill, Ken Jennings, Bill Nye, Jodi Picoult, Cokie Roberts, Mo Rocca and George Stephanopoulos.

Tune in to Citytv for 11 days of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire starting Sunday, August 9 at 8pm ET/PT (7pm CT, 9pm MT) and continuing Sundays through Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT (7pm CT, 9pm MT) with the finale on Sunday, August 23 at 8pm ET/PT (7pm CT, 9pm MT).

Toronto, ON (October 31, 2008) – WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE contestants may be seeing green when game show maverick Ken Jennings sits in as a resident “Expert” on the popular game show next week, beginning Monday, November 3 at 5 p.m. ET on ‘A’ (visit Atv.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Holding the longest winning streak in game show history, Jennings won 74 consecutive episodes of JEOPARDY! in 2004, making him the perfect go-to man for MILLIONAIRE’s new “Ask The Expert” lifeline.

The “Ask The Expert” lifeline allows contestants to connect with a pre-determined “Expert” via a live face-to-face Skype video call on any question over the $1,000 level. Jennings has informed contestants that his categories of strength are Books, Movies and Geography, but to steer clear of turning to him when it comes to Sports and Reality Television. Hosted by the Emmy Award-winning Meredith Vieira (TODAY), MILLIONAIRE premiered its seventh season this past September.

Prior to his record-breaking appearance on JEOPARDY!, Jennings worked for National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT), where he wrote and edited quiz questions for nationwide high school and college quiz tournaments. Jennings now freelances as a writer and has written two books, including Ken Jennings Trivia Almanac: 8,888 Questions in 365 Days (2008) and Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs (2006).